EDC in DEC

[Alan K.]

Day 27
Here's my "Oh smurf it's after 11 and I haven't taken a picture today" picture.

[comis]

Day 27
Used the small blade of the Vic. Executive to cut some duct tape patches for my helmet cover.
And the Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 was used to find the Solvent spray in the shed.
I don't like sticky tape residue on me blades 

Good uses!

Don't we all. Don't we all 

DAY 27 

Rubbish day here today. We don't have a climate, just weather     

I decided it was best to stay safe in "Casa de Surge" and the FX and Welsh Gold were willing partners 

 

Day 28

No proper uses so far today but here’s the bantam hanging out on my bush walk this morning.

One of those days when I was glad I decided at the start not to carry too much, all fits in pocket and on belt fine without weighing me down or being too obvious

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A few good pix!  The last one looks like as if it was suspended in the air!

Day 28

Made another hole in a belt.
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  D'oh do it!

[comis]

Day 28


Mountaineer cuts a wedge of lemon for water, it's almost a morning ritual now.


Bailout did help with snack duty later on the day.



I took some comparison pix with the Bailout while the little guy passed out for his afternoon nap.

I think Bailout is an interesting offering from BM, but it might have a very niche purpose in mind, considering how this is made.

I got it a while ago, since I have a big fan of 3V(for its toughness in fixed blade, and not too shabby edge retention) and I do like the light weight with double guard design.  I think most folks whom have gotten this knife probably are in the similar boat as I.  The tanto is ok for day to day use, though I must admit a drop point or spear point probably is more useful daily chores.

Being a SAK lover, I don't actually mind the very quick maintenance on strop or sharpmaker(after heavier lifting) and am quite used to the routine.  But if there is any point of me carrying an extra folder, it will mainly be convenience(one hand fast opening and closing) and possibly more edge retention.

The Bailout does flicks open/close very swiftly, thanks to the axis lock.  However, the main disappointment about this knife is how soft BM is heat treating the blade.  It literally will be dull after cutting a card box or two.  And it is also pretty thick behind the edge with a somewhat convex secondary grind, so it is not the best slicer to begin with.  I don't mind BM originally might have design this as purely a 'tactical' folder, mainly used as a thrust weapon(tanto blade/double guard/3V), but what they might have gotten wrong is toughness doesn't equal to softness.

So thru out the month, I do have to strop and sharpen this blade very often, except it takes much longer time since it is 3V steel.

In comparison, there are quite a few options readily could take it's place if I were to do this challenge again.  The Buck Slim 112 is great user.  BM bugout is a close relative to Bailout(if Bailout would have this blade on board, that'd be great), with S30V.  Delica I know I do love from the Spyderco challenge, and Para3 which I too do like.  I think a Para 3 lightweight would be an even nicer choice.

Makes the challenge worthwhile!   

Can't agree more on this, and am glad to have carried and used it for a month in that retrospect.  You never do know until you really do carry and use it.

[Barry Rowland]

 

[Barry Rowland]

Day 28: Cut open an Alka Seltzer packet.  I was getting a little stuffed up

[old Lefty]

Day 28:
Coffee break:



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[styx]

day 28: tools for burning the midnight oil

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[Alan K.]

Day 28
I opened a can of chic peas with the Leatherman can opener.  I roast them on a pan in the toaster oven then give them a sprinkle of salt and onion powder for a crunchy treat.  The Leatherman opener is not better or worse than the Victorinox opener, just different. It doesn't matter which can opener any of us prefers anyway, because as long as we have a can opener (any can opener) in our pocket knife or multitool we will be worshiped by the starving masses after the apocalypse.
 

[McStitchy]

Day 28
Today the Executive helped removing the knife blade from a LM Leap, and the Zippo lit a few candies.

[Jpac]

DAY 28
Went to visit my insurance agent to discuss an issue. The phone was used to provide pictures on said issue.
Not my idea of fun but painless at least.
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[SirVicaLot]

Day 28

Came across this battery this morning while walking the dogs at a local park. Someone just discarded it  Used the pliers to pick it up and disposed of it properly.


Pioneer helped to mod a MP600

[McStitchy]

Day 28

Came across this battery this morning while walking the dogs at a local park. Someone just discarded it  Used the pliers to pick it up and disposed of it properly.
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Pioneer helped to mod a MP600
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Good man 

[SurgeUk]

DAY 28

Today I was offered the opportunity to assist with a practical issue 
I was advised (instructed) that this was of the utmost importance and should be dealt with post haste 

It transpired that there was a screw loose on the "liquid beautification storage facility" 

Cue the GPT and whilst it was not a perfect fit; I believe the term used was "too thick" (presumably directed at the GPT  ) it worked 

Disaster averted 

[Pauldmmwc]

Hello day 28.
A bit of package opening . Essentials to keep the cold ones cold.
 

[SurgeUk]

Hello day 28.
A bit of package opening . Essentials to keep the cold ones cold.
 

It's all about priorities 

[McStitchy]

Hello day 28.
A bit of package opening . Essentials to keep the cold ones cold.
 

A real picture from down-under 

[McStitchy]

DAY 28

Today I was offered the opportunity to assist with a practical issue 
I was advised (instructed) that this was of the utmost importance and should be dealt with post haste 

It transpired that there was a screw loose on the "liquid beautification storage facility" 

Cue the GPT and whilst it was not a perfect fit; I believe the term used was "too thick" (presumably directed at the GPT  ) it worked 

Disaster averted 

     ... cannot imagine the disastrous consequences if that cabinet fails of the wall!

[Nix]

Day 28
I opened a can of chic peas with the Leatherman can opener.  I roast them on a pan in the toaster oven then give them a sprinkle of salt and onion powder for a crunchy treat.  The Leatherman opener is not better or worse than the Victorinox opener, just different. It doesn't matter which can opener any of us prefers anyway, because as long as we have a can opener (any can opener) in our pocket knife or multitool we will be worshiped by the starving masses after the apocalypse.
 

    

[Nix]

 However, the main disappointment about this knife is how soft BM is heat treating the blade.  It literally will be dull after cutting a card box or two.  And it is also pretty thick behind the edge with a somewhat convex secondary grind, so it is not the best slicer to begin with.  I don't mind BM originally might have design this as purely a 'tactical' folder, mainly used as a thrust weapon(tanto blade/double guard/3V), but what they might have gotten wrong is toughness doesn't equal to softness.

So thru out the month, I do have to strop and sharpen this blade very often, except it takes much longer time since it is 3V steel.

In comparison, there are quite a few options readily could take it's place if I were to do this challenge again.  The Buck Slim 112 is great user.  BM bugout is a close relative to Bailout(if Bailout would have this blade on board, that'd be great), with S30V.  Delica I know I do love from the Spyderco challenge, and Para3 which I too do like.  I think a Para 3 lightweight would be an even nicer choice.

Disappointing to hear. But great observations!

I had a Tanto for a while. I did like the acute angle of the edge where the tip starts--wickedly sharp. However, I generally prefer a knife with a more gradual 'belly' and clip.   

[Nix]

EDC 28:

The 58's scissors got used a few times today, opening a package and snipping some yarn.  The 58 has been a great addition to the EDC kit for sure, and seems to pair well with the BAK.

[Echotech]

Day 29

Another slug photo! Used bantam to open Amazon package containing tinker small. Think a few knights may have picked one of these up recently as was on sale

[ReamerPunch]

Day 29

Shopping for food stuff again.

[Hevy (CT-782)]

Day 28

Busy day at the office! Running against the clock, but at the end all worked well :-)

Used the Cinder to open a small pack of biscuits, the Ranger scissors to open a packet of coffee to keep the rythm.

Today was a rainy day again. But I managed to take a break and apreciate my coffee in a small garden before the first raindrops.

Driving back to home I enjoyed a podcast about the Portuguese navigations on the XVI century. I love history :-)



The Ranger and coffee


The kit :-)



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[Nix]

Driving back to home I enjoyed a podcast about the Portuguese navigations on the XVI century. I love history :-)

Impressive navigators considering the limited technology!

[comis]

Day 29


Bailout helped with my long awaited parcels.


One of which is the Lodge cast iron skillet!    Still trying to figure out what I should do next, I think I am going to sand the bottom of it flatter and start coating more layers, and if anyone has any long time experience or tips with it, please do share!


It wouldn't be a challenge without opening a challenge coconut.  Despite the thin handles of Bailout, it managed the task quite well without breaking the handles when I try to twist open/crack the top off.

[comis]

Day 28: Cut open an Alka Seltzer packet.  I was getting a little stuffed up

That happens, especially when a youngster is back in the house. 

Day 28

Came across this battery this morning while walking the dogs at a local park. Someone just discarded it  Used the pliers to pick it up and disposed of it properly.
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Pioneer helped to mod a MP600
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Very nice of you to help the clean up , I can never understand why people could just dispose it randomly in the wilderness.

Day 28

Busy day at the office! Running against the clock, but at the end all worked well :-)

Used the Cinder to open a small pack of biscuits, the Ranger scissors to open a packet of coffee to keep the rythm.

Today was a rainy day again. But I managed to take a break and apreciate my coffee in a small garden before the first raindrops.

Driving back to home I enjoyed a podcast about the Portuguese navigations on the XVI century. I love history :-)


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The Ranger and coffee

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The kit :-)

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I know it would be impossible to sum everything up in a sentence, but I am quite curious how did they do it?  By stars?  Compass should be available back then right? 

[Echotech]

A few good pix!  The last one looks like as if it was suspended in the air!

Thanks comis it does, I like trying to get the odd unusual angle

[Hevy (CT-782)]

That happens, especially when a youngster is back in the house. 

Very nice of you to help the clean up , I can never understand why people could just dispose it randomly in the wilderness.

I know it would be impossible to sum everything up in a sentence, but I am quite curious how did they do it?  By stars?  Compass should be available back then right? 

Until the 15th century, the Portuguese were limited to cabotage navigation with simpler ships with quadrangular sails.
The ship that truly launched the first phase of the Portuguese discoveries along the African coast was the caravel. They were agile and easier to navigate, with a tonnage of 50 to 160 tons and 1 to 3 masts, with lateen triangular sails allowing luffing.
Later, large ships were developed, like the Nau.
 For celestial navigation the Portuguese, like other Europeans, used Arab navigation tools, like the astrolabe and quadrant, which they made easier and simpler. They also created the cross-staff, or cane of Jacob, for measuring at sea the height of the sun and other stars. The Southern Cross become a reference upon arrival at the Southern hemisphere by João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar in 1471, starting the celestial navigation on this constellation. But the results varied throughout the year, which required corrections.

To this the Portuguese used the astronomical tables (Ephemeris), which have experienced a remarkable diffusion in the fifteenth century.
These tables revolutionized navigation, allowing to calculate latitude. The tables of the Almanach Perpetuum, by astronomer Abraham Zacuto, published in Leiria in 1496, were used along with its improved astrolabe, by Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral.

In my city there are a functional replica of a portuguese caravel in a park near my home. I see It every day in my way to work.
Years ago the caravel was in the water, but now is in "the dry"

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[styx]

day 29: breakfast in the office. to be fair this was before the earthquake

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[SirVicaLot]

Until the 15th century, the Portuguese were limited to cabotage navigation with simpler ships with quadrangular sails.
The ship that truly launched the first phase of the Portuguese discoveries along the African coast was the caravel. They were agile and easier to navigate, with a tonnage of 50 to 160 tons and 1 to 3 masts, with lateen triangular sails allowing luffing.
Later, large ships were developed, like the Nau.
 For celestial navigation the Portuguese, like other Europeans, used Arab navigation tools, like the astrolabe and quadrant, which they made easier and simpler. They also created the cross-staff, or cane of Jacob, for measuring at sea the height of the sun and other stars. The Southern Cross become a reference upon arrival at the Southern hemisphere by João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar in 1471, starting the celestial navigation on this constellation. But the results varied throughout the year, which required corrections.

To this the Portuguese used the astronomical tables (Ephemeris), which have experienced a remarkable diffusion in the fifteenth century.
These tables revolutionized navigation, allowing to calculate latitude. The tables of the Almanach Perpetuum, by astronomer Abraham Zacuto, published in Leiria in 1496, were used along with its improved astrolabe, by Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral.

In my city there are a functional replica of a portuguese caravel in a park near my home. I see It every day in my way to work.
Years ago the caravel was in the water, but now is in "the dry"(Image removed from quote.)

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Very interesting. Will have to read more about it